In early December 1891, Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education student and instructor at YMCA Training School[1] (today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels of fitness during the long New England winters. After rejecting other ideas as either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums, he wrote the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto a 10-foot (3.05 m) elevated track. In contrast with modern basketball nets, this peach basket retained its bottom, so balls scored into the basket had to be poked out with a long dowel each time. A soccer ball was used to shoot goals. Whenever a person got the ball in the basket, they would give their team a point. Whichever team got the most points won the game.[2
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Re: and check out this...burgundysamoyedAugust 8 2007, 23:59:46 UTC
This has been a hot debate for a long time... and interesting to me... for the YMCA is fundamentally christian... and yet supported and employs many many lesbians, and some gay men. As a national unit, it has not taken a stand on this regarding it's membership or staff. And now, I bet it will... but I have always had some interest in watching this roll out...
Re: and check out this...giftchildAugust 9 2007, 02:26:42 UTC
that's something i don't get, why the whole xian anti gay thing? jesus was in the eastern roman empire, it's not like homosexuality was something weird or different for him, and if he had such a problem with it, them why did he heal the 'beloved boy' of the roman centurian?
Re: and check out this...burgundysamoyedAugust 9 2007, 03:09:39 UTC
it's simple... what Jesus wanted and believed in isn't what was written in the 10th century by a few narrow minded men who wanted to dominate women, and control most men.
dunno if true, but I have worked for several Y's and they have all said the same thing... points to ponder...
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a Y in canadia perhaps?
; ^ D
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from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball#History
In early December 1891, Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education student and instructor at YMCA Training School[1] (today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels of fitness during the long New England winters. After rejecting other ideas as either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums, he wrote the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto a 10-foot (3.05 m) elevated track. In contrast with modern basketball nets, this peach basket retained its bottom, so balls scored into the basket had to be poked out with a long dowel each time. A soccer ball was used to shoot goals. Whenever a person got the ball in the basket, they would give their team a point. Whichever team got the most points won the game.[2 ( ... )
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thanks sweetie... and you rock!!!
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Thanks for the update...
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that's something i don't get, why the whole xian anti gay thing? jesus was in the eastern roman empire, it's not like homosexuality was something weird or different for him, and if he had such a problem with it, them why did he heal the 'beloved boy' of the roman centurian?
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It isn't what it started as...
Neither is Buddha...etc..
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